MLS Topics

This presentation will explore the role of AI in select cases of parasitology along with future applications of AI moving forward.

Presented by 
Blaine A. Mathison, BS, M(ASCP)
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Technical Director of Parasitology, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 55 min

The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of innovative processes in microbiology and their impact on lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on the automated specimen processor.*Includes closed captioning.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 5 min

The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of the innovative processes in Microbiology and how they impact lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on identification and sensitivities.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 3 min

The Automated Microbiology Series provides examples of the innovative processes in Microbiology and how they impact lab workflow and patient care. This video focuses on MALDI-TOF.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 2 min

This video provides a basic overview on how to dilute a whole blood speciment for cell counts using a hemacytometer.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 4 min

This interactive course will walk you through a simulation of the ELISA test. You will be able to perform each step involved in the procedure to help you become familiar with this assay.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video show the basics of analyses utilizing spectrophotometric testing and the care of the spectrophotometer.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 8 min

This presentation will discuss the principles of flow cytometry, components of the flow cytometer, and applications in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Presented by 
John Andreasen, MLS(ASCP)
Laboratory Supervisor, Immunologic Flow Cytometry, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 38 min

This presentation will review the pathophysiology, clinical and laboratory findings, and recent advances in the field of hemoglobinpathies and thalassemias. It will also highlight laboratory testing methodologies including high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), capillary electrophoresis, and molecular analysis to diagnose thalassemias.

Presented by 
Archana Mishra Agarwal, MD
Professor (Clinical), Department of Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Hematopathology and RBC Laboratory, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 51 min

This video provides a basic overview on how to load a hemacytometer for manual cell count.

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 4 min

Mass spectrometry allows for the identification and quantitation of specific analytes with greater sensitivity and specificity than many other lab techniques. This video will show the typical workflow of the liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS).

Developed by the Institute for Learning, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 6 min

This presentation provides a brief overview of urinalysis testing methods.

Presented by 
Lauren N. Pearson, DO, MPH
Associate Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Chief Medical Officer, ARUP Laboratories at University of Utah Health

This video is 30 min

This lecture discusses the clinical presentation of patients with plasma cell dyscrasias and the assays used to support their diagnosis. Testing methodology and potential interferences are presented in the context of clinical case scenarios.

Presented by
Taylor S. Jackson, DO
Pathology Resident-PGY4, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 57 min

This presentation briefly discusses the basics of Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.

Presented by
Frederick Strathmann, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Toxicology Laboratory; Associate Scientific Director, Mass Spectrometry; Associate Director, ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 5 min

This video gives insight into the field of bioinformatics and how Analytics are used in genomic testing to aid in testing accuracy when working with large volumes of data.

Presented by
Elaine Gee, PhD
Director of Bioinformatics, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 5 min

This short video discusses high-resolution HLA genotyping by Next-Generation Sequencing.

Presented by
Julio Delgado, MD, MS
Professor, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of Clinical Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Executive Vice President, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 5 min

This short video discusses molecular diagnostics of gastrointestinal parasites.

Presented by
Marc Roger Couturier PhD, D(ABMM)
Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Head of Clinical Operations for Clinical Microbiology and Immunology; Medical Director, Emerging Public Health Crises, Parasitology/ Fecal Testing, and Infectious Disease Antigen Testing, ARUP Laboratories

This video is 7 min

This presentation will briefly describe the symptoms, transmission, and management of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). There will be an emphasis on diagnostic testing methodologies including viral cultures, DFA stains, PCR testing, serologic assays, and immunohistochemical stains.

Presented by
Miranda Chimzar, MD
Pathology Resident-PGY2, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

This video is 31 min

This video will describe the method validation process for new automated instrumentation. An example of an automated urinalysis instrument is used throughout this presentation to demonstrate the method validation process.

Presented by 
Lauren N. Pearson, DO, MPH
Associate Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Chief Medical Officer, ARUP Laboratories at University of Utah Health

This video is 30 min